Eye On Advertising
Well, here's a new one I believe. They're running advertisements for a war! Boy oh boy, somebody sure loves that War in Iraq and wants to keep it going at all costs. Of course the main selling points are: (1) they attacked us on 9/11, and (2) if we don't keep it up over there they'll come over here and blow us up. On point #1, it's been well verified that Saddam and the country of Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. But hey, they're a bunch of towel-heads so we might as well kill a bunch. Kill, kill, kill... we love to kill. That'll solve everything. Kill, kill, kill and kill some more. On point #2, I've never understood that logic. I don't see how this war would prevent an attack of any kind. Some group of terrorists would just need to avoid the place altogether and do their thing. But I'm sure a few more advertisements will help me see the light.

Here in the US, we're more concerned with things like car insurance. This is something else I don't understand -- namely the Geico commercials. Some of them have been so slick and elaborate that I wonder if they even need to make any more money. Warren Buffet is the head honcho, and he's about as rich as anyone. He seems like a decent guy though. Anyway, what's with those ill-tempered cavemen? I sort of get the shtick... they're mad because people think they're dumb. Okay, that's a premise. What it has to do with insuring my car, who knows? I also object to the fake cockney accent on their stupid lizard. They had to do something, and the voice actor probably ran through a bunch of voices. But a cockney sounding lizard for an American company just doesn't do it for me.

There is another foreign accented animated critter out there. This one is a bee with some sort of Latin accent (probably the same guy that does the lizard). He's peddling allergy meds. Something occurs to me every time I see one of these pharmaceutical ads. They always urge me to "talk to my doctor." My doctor, as if I have one. I have not seen the same doctor twice in a row since I became an adult. I saw a chiropractor for a while, but I don't think that really counts. So MY DOCTOR, who is familiar with my medical history etc. is as imaginary as a cockney gecko.